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• Georgetown’s Jesse Goodman Elected President of United States Pharmacopeial Convention

  Georgetown University Medical Center professor Jesse Goodman, MD, MPH, has been elected president of the 2015–2020 United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP). Goodman, director of the Center on Medical Product Access, Safety and Stewardship (COMPASS) at Georgetown, begins his five-year term in the voluntary position this month.

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• Tenth Annual Women & Wine Event Marked by Record-Breaking Growth in Community Support

  This year marked a tremendous demonstration of community support for the Women & Wine event, which hosted an unprecedented 600 attendees and raised a record high of nearly $400,000.

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• Researchers To Launch First Trial of Standard vs. Molecular Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer

  Two powerhouses of cancer support — the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) — have jointly awarded Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia $1 million over three years to determine whether molecularly tailored treatment for pancreatic cancer improves survival compared with the current standard of care.

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• Georgetown Drives Connections Between Regulatory Science and Medicine

  At Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC), Shahla Riazi, MD, PhD, became the first to secure a new fellowship in regulatory science through a unique collaboration between GUMC and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), a nonprofit trade organization representing U.S. and international pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

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• Ira Shoulson Honored for His “Tireless” Advocacy on Behalf of Patients with Neurological Disorders

  The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) honored Ira Shoulson, MD, with its 2015 patient advocacy of the year award citing his “passion, dedication and enthusiasm.”

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• Georgetown Medical Students Get Buzzed for Childhood Cancer Research

  Women and men with electric razors and scissors were busy working on the Georgetown University Medical Center faculty, staff and School of Medicine students who volunteered for Georgetown’s 6th Annual St. Baldrick’s Day festivities on April 17 at the Leavey Center’s Sellinger Lounge.

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• Lucile Adams-Campbell Honored for Life’s Work in Health Disparities

  The world’s oldest and largest professional organization dedicated to advancing cancer research, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), awarded Lucile L. Adams-Campbell, PhD, with its 10th annual Minorities in Cancer Research Jane Cooke Wright Lectureship.

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• Georgetown Physicians, Students Grow Network to Help Asylum Seekers

  Georgetown family medicine physicians and medical students evaluate people in the greater D.C. metropolitan area seeking asylum, looking for signs of abuse, torture or trauma.

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• Decoding what Other People “See” in Faces After Plastic Surgery

  Can cosmetic surgery make you more likable? A GUMC study finds that women who have certain procedures are perceived as having greater social skills and are more likeable, attractive and feminine.

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• Susan Mulroney Honored by National Organization with Educator of the Year Award

  The American Physiological Society, a century-old organization dedicated to supporting physiological research and education, has selected Georgetown University Medical Center’s Susan Mulroney, PhD, as its 2015 Arthur C. Guyton Educator of the Year.

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